Preliminary Level 1 Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Disabilities with Multiple or Single Subject Credential Concurrent with BCLAD option

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, candidates are expected to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in engaging and supporting all students in learning.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in creating and maintaining effective environments for student learning.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in understanding and organizing subject matter for student learning.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in planning instruction and designing learning experiences for all students.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in assessing student learning.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in developing as a professional educator.

Requirements

Students must satisfy all Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) requirements. Please see TPA Section of the catalog for further information.

Program Co-requisites (2 courses; 9 quarter units)
HED 602 - Introductory Health Ed: K-12
EDT 608 - Computer-Based Technology in the Classroom

BCLAD students must pass the oral language, grammar, reading, and writing proficiency examinations prior to the methods courses.

Core Requirements
(TED 11 courses; 43.5 quarter units)
(BCLAD 12 courses; 48.0 quarter units)

Field experience courses must be taken at the beginning of the program and may be taken concurrently with other courses.

TED601 - Teaching and Credentialing (1.5 quarter units)
EXC 602A - Field Experience: Spc Ed (3 quarter units)
EXC 602B - Fld Exper: Incl Settings (3 quarter units)
EXC 604 - Excep & Diversity in Clsrm
BTE 612 - History & Culture of Latinos
(BCLAD only, taught in language of emphasis)
TED 615 - Foundations of Education
TED 611 - Educational Psychology
EXC 620 - Positive Behavior Support
EXC 630 - Assess/Instrplanning in SpEd (one night per week over two months)
TED 621A - Lang. Dev. Methods: Elem. Sch.
   (Prerequisite: TED 615)
or
TED 623 - Lang. Dev. Methods: Secondary
   (Prerequisite: TED 615)
TED or BTE 621B - Reading/Lang. Arts Methods
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 621A)
EXC 650 - Consultation and Collaboration

Generic Core Exam

Multiple Subject (2 courses; 9 quarter units)
TED 622A - Curriculum and Instruction I
   (Prerequisite: TED 615 and TED 621A)
and
TED 622B - K-6 Math and Science
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 621A)
or
BTE 622A - Curriculum and Instruction I (taught in language of emphasis)
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 621A)
and
BTE 622B - K-6 Math and Science (taught in language of emphasis)
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 621A)
or

Single Subject (2 courses; 9 quarter units)
TED 625A - Curriculum Design Sec. Learner
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 623)
and
TED 625B - Instruction and Classroom Management for Secondary and Middle Schools
   (Prerequisites: TED 615, TED 623 and TED 625A)
or
BTE 625A - Curriculum Design Sec. Learner (taught in language of emphasis)
   (Prerequisites: TED 615 and TED 623)
and
BTE 625B - Instruction and Classroom Management for
Secondary and Middle Schools (taught in language of emphasis)
   (Prerequisites: TED 615, TED 623 and BTE 625A)
Note: Proof of subject matter competence and Basic Skills Assessment are required before the candidate can register for the Advanced Specialization courses.

Advanced Specialization Requirements
(12 courses; 40.5 quarter units)

EXC 644 - Reading and Language Arts Methods for Special Education (one night per week over two months)
EXC 644A - Field Study: Reading and Language Arts Methods for Special Education
(1.5 quarter units)
EXC 660 - Instruct of Learners w/MM Dis.
EXC 660A - Field Study: Learners w/MM Dis (1.5 quarter units)
EXC 615 - Tech for Persons w/Disab.
EXC 615A - Fld Study: Technology (1.5 quarter units)
TED 629 - Student Teaching Seminar (3 quarter units) (must be taken concurrently with student teaching)
TED or BTE 630A - Student Teaching 1
TED or BTE 630B - Student Teaching
EXC 603A Supervised Teaching Seminar (Must be taken concurrently with student teaching)(1.5 quarter units)
EXC 685A Std. Teaching Mild/Moderate
and
EXC 685B Std. Teaching Mild/Moderate

Exit Portfolio – Multiple or Single Subject Credential
Exit Exam – Special Education

To apply for the credential please refer to the “Recommendation for Preliminary Level I Education Specialist Credential” and “Recommendation for a California Preliminary Credential” sections of the catalog.

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Program Locations

• Redding Campus